Talk:The Lost Book

Early Bird Catches the Bookworm

This quest cannot be completed if Early Bird Catches the Bookworm is active, as the NPC in Giddeus will ask for a Silver Beastcoin instead. Dark Legacy stops Early Bird Catches the Bookworm so presumably it also intereferes with this. --Dewin 22:21, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

• This is not true, I just talked to the yag and he first asked for the mythril coin. The 2nd time I talked to him he asked for the silver coin. I traded him the mythril coin and he gave me the key item and then went back and got the next CS. --Motanon July 22, 2008

Starting the Quest

Seems that there is some sort of level or mission requirement. Went in with a level 22 mule and it didn't activate. Going to try getting pass mission 2 of WoTg then try again. --Oprime 15:57, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

I'm on The Tigress Strikes and quest still isn't activating. I'll get a buddy to defeat the NM to get on Cait Sith. I'll make sure to report my finding. Possible this quest has a level cap or based on campaign rank.--Oprime 15:57, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Not sure what is keeping me from doing this. I am Mythril Wings level and have completed Healing Herbs and Early Bird Catches the Bookworm. Will continue to try to determine why I cannot start this quest.

Lv20 and Brass Ribbon $$ and still no go. Is there a fame aspect to quests in the past or do they Campaign medals replace that? --JTimmons 11:29, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Looks like it's just a level requirement. Seen people with only the first Ribbon and on beginning of 2nd mission and been able to get it. Just a matter of figuring out what the lvl requirement it. --JTimmons 06:23, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

I was able to start and complete the quest the other night as a 60 BLM with only a Bronze Ribbon. Changed the requirements to reflect this. Does anyone know if a ribbon is required at all? It may just be a level requirement. --Ibm2431 00:28, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

I just finished the quest without the bronze ribbon --Mugforce 20:58, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Dialogue

If you check the Rhinostery door a second time after you return with the Leather-bound book, you also get a summary reminder to meet at the Optistery, as with the other cs. --Skan 16:36, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Removed an unnecessary step (SK helped me figure this out) from the page after returning with the Leather-bound book. Had previously read: **Go to the north side of Windurst Waters (S) and click on the door at the left side of F-9 for a cutscene. -- There is no door at the left side of F-9 to click on. --Taine

Plot

According to this last cutscene:

Tosuka-Porika : Hrrrm! There! It's back in perfectly pristine condition!
Tosuka-Porika : I also took the liberty of repairing the leaf of paper wedged inside the book.
Yoran-Oran : A leaf-ethy of paper? Oh, you mean the one I was using as a bookmark? I don't really need it though...
Yoran-Oran : Hey, why don't you keep it? Think of it as a small reward-ethy for your help.
Yoran-Oran : All's well that ends well-ethy. Thank you for saving my hide-ethy.

Did the Yagudo in Giddeus leave that scroll of Retrace in there? Do they know how to get to the past, too??? :O Or was the paper left in there by Yoran-Oran, and the reparations done by Tosuka-Porika were what endowed that "leaf of paper" with the magic of retracing individuals to the past? --XAnyex 08:35, January 21, 2010 (UTC)